Peter Anton

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American artist and sculptor

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Peter Anton (born 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American artist and sculptor. Anton,"the world's sweetest sculptor," is known for his sculptures around the theme of candy.

Exhibitions

Peter Anton's sculptures have been featured in solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States, and in Asia, including the Fairfield University Art Museum in Fairfield, Connecticut; the Museum Jan in Amstelveen, the Netherlands; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut; the Allan Stone Gallery, Hammer Galleries, and the Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, in New York City; Scott Richards Contemporary Art in San Francisco; Gallery Valentine in East Hampton, New York; Bonner David Galleries in Scottsdale; Urban Art in Seoul, South Korea; Guy Pieters Gallery in Knokke-Heist, Belgium; Gallery Delaive in Amsterdam; Galerie von Braunbehrens in Stuttgart, Germany; Davis Klemm Gallery in Wiesbaden, Germany; and Rarity Gallery in Mykonos, Greece.

Peter Anton's solo exhibition titled "Sweet Dreams" opened at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum on July 18, 2020, and ran through October 18th, 2020. The exhibition included some of Anton's signature sculptures including large boxed chocolates, donuts, ice cream cones and sundaes, and giant cakes on pedestals. The museum broke their own in-person attendance records with this exhibition.

Special project

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On exhibit during Art Basel Miami in December 2012, Peter Anton's Sugar & Gomorrah was the world's first art installation where the viewer rode through an exhibition aboard an amusement ride. Sugar & Gomorrah was an actual roller coaster reworked into an art experience showcasing the juxtaposition between a sense of doom and the magical world of giant sweets. The attendees darted through a snaking tunnel up and down hills rapidly twisting and turning all while viewing a modern interpretation of the destruction of a Sodom and Gomorrah-like world.

Collections

His work is in the permanent collection of museums including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri; the Copelouzos Art Museum in Athens, Greece; the Lisser Art Museum in Lisse, the Netherlands; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Notes

  1. Dr. Berthold Naumann. "Peter Anton Danger and Delight". Stuttgart, Germany: Galerie von Braunbehrens, 2023. .
  2. Linda Traut. "Peter Anton Skulptur". Wiesbaden, Germany: DavisKlemmGallery GmbH & Co. KG, 2021. .
  3. Yann Walcker. "Abc d'art". Toulouse, France: Éditions Milan, 2018. .
  4. Herwig Guratzsch. "Lieblingsbilder aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Cologne, Germany: Walther Konig, 2013. .
  5. Walther Konig. "Luscious Assortment: Kostliche Mischung aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Schleswig, Germany: Schloss Gottorf, 2013. , .
  6. Dr. Barbara Willert. "Kunst mit Schokolade/Art with Chocolate". Heidelberg, Germany: Verlag Das Wunderhorn, 2012. .
  7. Bartholomew F. Bland. I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art. New York: Hudson River Museum, 2007. .
  8. Sarah Tanguy. Sweet Tooth. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2002. .
  9. Dr. Stefanie Dathe. In Aller Munde. Burgrieden, Germany: Museum Villa Rot, 2010. .
  10. Reinhard Spieler. "I Love Aldi". Ludwigshafen, Germany: Wilhelm Hack Museum, 2011. .
  11. Caroll Michels. "How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul". New York: Allworth Press, 2018. .

References

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  3. (June 30, 2015). "Interview with Peter Anton".
  4. Pangburn, D. J.. (April 28, 2017). "Gigantic Smashed Candy Sculptures Will Give You a Sugar High".
  5. "'Chocolade kunstenaar' Peter Anton exposeert in Museum Jan van der Togt".
  6. (3 June 2020). "Hyperrealistic giant sculptures of doughnuts, sweets and cakes by Peter Anton will raise a smile".
  7. "Food Sculptures by Peter Anton at the Allan Stone Gallery [food art] - Eat Me Daily".
  8. "Peter Anton: How Sweet It Is! The Art of Candy -- New Sculpture by Hammer Galleries on Mullen Books".
  9. "Takeout of This World Well Done! Sci-Fry Guy Sculpts Close Encounters of the Munchy Kind".
  10. (17 June 2013). "Peter Anton. Random Acts of Indulgence".
  11. (31 July 2015). "Opening Reception for Peter Anton's "Frost Bite" at Gallery Valentine".
  12. (30 March 2010). "[EVENTS CALENDER]".
  13. "어반아트, Peter Anton展-'달콤한 유혹'".
  14. (7 August 2015). "01 Guy Pieters Gallery Peter Anton 9".
  15. "Peter Anton: Life is like a great big box of chocolates on artnet".
  16. (October 2019). "Inside/Outside – Peter Anton/ Jens Lorenzen | Galerie von Braunbehrens".
  17. "Peter Anton - Peter Anton: Juicy Fruits (Ausstellung) | DavisKlemmGallery GMBH & Co. KG".
  18. (27 February 2017). "Ο "Candy Warhol" της σύγχρονης τέχνης".
  19. (4 September 2020). "Community News: Nonprofit teams up with March of Dimes; grants awarded; and more".
  20. "Theaters and arenas went dark".
  21. (3 December 2012). "PHOTOS: A Willy Wonka Ride -- for Adults".
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  23. Rahm, Danielle. "If You Love Warhol, Koons And Hirst But Can't Spend Millions, Try These Emerging Artists For Less".
  24. (12 March 2015). "Paramount Selection | Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art".

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